The Municipal Education Bureau (DOE) announced the specific date arrangement of the Special High School Entrance Examination (SHSAT) for the 2021-2022 academic year on the 13th, and students must register for the exam on November 15 at the latest, and students in grade 8 in public schools will accept the exam on December 2.
The Municipal Education Bureau said all students in Grade 8 and First Grade 9 living in New York City can enroll in the Special High School Entrance Exam for the 2021-2022 school year by Nov. 15. Students can visit the website: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade/specialized-high-schools learn more and take a mock quiz.
Students will receive a welcome letter for high school applications in mid-October, providing details on how to use the MySchools.nyc account and participate in the enrollment process. Once the letter has been issued, students can also request a printed copy from the school counsellor or from the Family Welcome Centre.
Registration for the Special High School Entrance Examination will begin in mid-October after the welcome letter is issued, with a deadline of November 15. At the time of registration, students are required to indicate which special high school they wish to apply to and rank the order of volunteering.
Year 8 students enrolled in the Special High School Entrance Examination will take the Exam at their school on December 2, while Grade 8 students who have registered for the Special High School Entrance Exam, private schools, church schools, or independent schools, or Home School students, and Grade 9 students who have enrolled in the Special High School Entrance Exam, On December 5 or December 11, the exam will be taken at the place specified by the Municipal Education Bureau.
The Special High School Entrance Exam is divided into two parts: Math and English Language Arts. Mock quiz questions and answers can be found on the website of the Municipal Education Bureau: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/testing/specialized-high-school-admissions-test/#BeforeTheTest. At the time of the official exam, candidates have 180 minutes of exam time, and qualified English Learners (ELL) receive 360 minutes of exam time.
Stevieson High School. (Steyvesant High School official website)
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